The 2025 Tour de France is about to kick off! This year’s Grand Depart returns to France after a trio of foreign starts, with the peloton rolling out from Lille on July 5 for a 185 km anticlockwise loop that’s very flat, giving a big advantage to the sprinters.
How to Watch Tour de France 2025 Stage 1
- When: Saturday, July 5, 2025
- Time: 8:30 PM ET
- Where: Lille, France
- TV Channel: NBC
- Live Stream: Fubo (Get a free trial!)
This stage won’t include the traditional climbing, as it is classified as flat, with just under 1,200 meters of elevation gain and three category four climbs sprinkled along the way: Côte de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (1 km at 7.6%), Mont Cassel (1.9 km at 3.6%), and Mont Noir (1.3 km at 6.4%). These bumps in the road will give breakaway hopefuls a chance to snag the first polka dot jersey, but the real action is likely to come in the final kilometers, where the sprinters’ teams will be working overtime to reel everyone back in.
The finish line on Boulevard Vauban in Lille is as straight as they come, setting the stage for a high-speed bunch sprint. With 50 green jersey points up for grabs at the finish, expect top sprinters like Jasper Philipsen and Biniam Girmay to be right in the mix. Girmay, in particular, is chasing history—he could become the first Black African rider to wear the yellow jersey if he nabs the win.
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